申請人必須：
(a) 持有海事處處長所簽發有效的一級（甲板高級船員）（商船船長）合格證書，或同等資歷；
(b) 在以下職務上有最少一年經驗︰
(i) 曾受聘於具規模的船公司，擔任高級航海船員，或
(ii) 曾擔任航海訓練工作；
(c) 有十年行政，船隻保養，航海或船藝訓練，包括操控小型船隻的經驗；
(d) 有良好的工作紀錄及領導才能；
(e) 有船長經驗，具有指揮小型船隻經驗者可獲優先考慮；
(f) 有使用電腦輔助導航儀器航海的經驗；以及
(g) 符合語文能力要求，即香港中學文憑考試或香港中學會考中國語文科和英國語文科考獲第2級或以上成績，或具同等成績；及能操流利粵語和英語


註(1) 將於2020年12月或之前取得所需工作經驗的申請人也可申請﹔申請人如獲錄用，必須在聘任時取得所需工作經驗才獲聘任。

註(2) 政府在聘任公務員時，2007年前的香港中學會考中國語文科和英國語文科(課程乙)C級及E級成績，在行政上會分別被視為等同2007年或之後香港中學會考中國語文科和英國語文科第3級和第2級成績。

Candidates should have-

(a) a valid Certificate of Competency (Deck Officer) Class 1 (Master Mariner) issued by the Director of Marine, or equivalent;
(b) at least one year’s experience
(i) as a senior sea-going officer with a recognised shipping company, or
(ii) in a training capacity in the maritime industry;
(c) 10 years’ experience in administrative, ship husbandry, navigation or seamanship training including small ship handling [Note 1];
(d) a good record of service and proven leadership qualities;
(e) command experience, preferably in small ships;
(f) navigation experience and knowledge of modern computer aided equipment; and
(g) met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 [Note 2] or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination or Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination, or equivalent; and be able to speak fluent Cantonese and English.

[Note (1) Applicants who expect to attain the requisite working experience by March 2020 may also apply; if selected, appointment will be subject to their obtaining the requisite working experience by the time of appointment.

Note (2) For civil service appointment purpose, ‘Grade C’ and ‘Grade E’ in Chinese Language and English Language (Syllabus B) in the HKCEE before 2007 are accepted administratively as comparable to ‘Level 3’ and ‘Level 2’ respectively in Chinese Language and English Language in the 2007 HKCEE and henceforth.]